ACCESS: A Podcast About Abortion

Today we're sharing an episode with you from our friends at Ritually, a Brazen Media podcast.Last year Nelufar had an abortion. The decision to terminate her pregnancy wasn’t difficult, but the process was. Though studies show abortion pills are safe and around 95-99% effective, in Nelufar’s case, they didn’t work. Shaken by her experiences seeking what should have been routine healthcare, Nelufar turns to full-spectrum doula Sara Bakr for rituals to help her heal from the trauma of medical gaslighting. At a farm and retreat center in the English countryside, Sara and the community who live and work there support Nelufar to process and move on from the experience.If you're pregnant and want to talk with someone about your options, you can call the All-Options Talkline 1-888-493-0092 in the US and Canada, or the British Pregnancy Advisory Service at 03457 30 40 30. For more resources and a confidential talkline in the UK, check out abortiontalk.com/talk.

Ways to support the show:Buy merch on TeePublic or BonfireMake a one-time or monthly giftShare the show with a friend!Resources:I Need an AOnline Abortion Resource SquadIf/When/How’s Repro Legal Helpline and Repro Legal Defense FundFind your local abortion fundLogo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions.Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Ways to support the show:Buy merch on TeePublic or BonfireMake a one-time or monthly giftShare the show with a friend!Past episodes referenced:Episode 15: How Anti-Abortion Doctors and Hospitals Put Pregnant People in DangerEpisode 1: What Actually Happens During an Abortion?Episode 2: COVID-19 and the Divided States of AbortionEpisode 3: The At-Home Abortion RevolutionResources:I Need an APlan CMiscarriage and Abortion HotlineIf/When/How Repro Legal HelplineLogo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Support the show! Check out our new merch on TeePublic, get a "say the word abortion" hat on Bonfire, or make a one-time or monthly gift.Guests:Jasmine Geonzon, researcher at Media Matters for AmericaSteph Herold, MPH, researcher at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive HealthSources:Abortion Onscreen in 2022 — ANSIRHIn the days after Roe's reversal, the top 5 US papers continue to miss key context about the dire revocation of abortion access — Media MattersHow right-wing media reacted to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade — Media MattersMurdoch outlets disingenuously claim Kansas abortion vote shows “democracy alive and well” despite steep election obstacles — Media MattersLogo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Jessica Flaum, director of Abortion: Add to Cart.Support the show! Buy merch on TeePublic or Bonfire, or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo courtesy Abortion: Add to Cart.Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guests:Nikki Lewis, birth mom and advocateSusan, adoptee and writerGretchen Sisson, PhD, sociologist at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive HealthCheck out our new merch option—baseball caps! (This link is different from our regular merch store.)Support the show! Buy merch or donate.This episode is brought to you by OVID, an independent streaming service offering a huge collection of documentaries and contemporary world cinema. This month, OVID has released a special collection of hard-to-find documentaries chronicling the fight for abortion rights over the past fifty years, in the context of the rise of right-wing Christianity in politics, and in the law. OVID is offering ACCESS listeners a special discount offer. Get 50% off the regular monthly membership price of $6.99 if you use promo code ACCESS at checkout! Visit www.ovid.tv to subscribe.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo courtesy Nikki Lewis.Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Note: This episode states that abortion is banned in Louisiana. However, as of about 6pm on July 12, a court has blocked the state’s trigger ban, allowing abortion services to resume for now.Where are clinics open?Guttmacher: State abortion policies post-RoeI Need an AAbortion FinderInformation about abortion pillsPlan CSupport independent clinicsKeep Our ClinicsWest Alabama Women’s Center (staying open in AL)Desert Star Family Planning (staying open in AZ)Partners in Abortion Care (new clinic in MD)Whole Woman’s Health (moving from TX to NM)Red River Women’s Clinic (moving from ND to MN)Jackson Women’s Health Organization (moving from MS to NM)Abortion FundsNational Network of Abortion FundsList of abortion funds by statePractical support networksHaven CoalitionApiary for Practical SupportCriminalizationIf/When/HowRepro Legal Defense FundDigital securityDigital Defense Fund Guide to Abortion PrivacySupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Have an abortion story you want to share? Send a voice memo or email to accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com. This is a secure email; however, your message will only be fully encrypted from end to end if you also create a free Protonmail account. If you prefer to communicate via Signal, email or DM us on social media for our number.Logo by Kate Ryan. Theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions. Photo by Robin Marty.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Reproductive Rights Reporting Fund. A written version of the story appears online and in print in The Nation: “What This Later-Abortion Story Tells Us About a Post-Roe Future.”Guests:Kristyn Smith, We Testify abortion storytellerCaroline Kitchener, political reporter for The Washington Post (Byron Calhoun says abortion is never necessary to save a mother’s life. He’s the only high-risk OB/GYN in central West Virginia.)Dr. Matthew Reeves, founder and executive director of Dupont ClinicDr. Debra Stulberg, associate professor of family medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine and director of the Reproductive Health Outcomes and Disparities Research GroupSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Music by Lily Sloane, logo by Kate Ryan. Photo courtesy Smith.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest:Dr. Iman Alsaden, medical director of Planned Parenthood Great PlainsResources:Roe Fund (Oklahoma Abortion Fund)Abortion FinderI Need an AAid AccessPlan CIf/When/How Repro Legal HelplineMiscarriage + Abortion HotlineDigital Defense Fund guides for online safety and privacyNational Abortion Federation hotline (abortion referrals and financial assistance)How to Show Up For Abortion Access by Alison TurkosSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Co-moderated by ACCESS and Reproductive Transparency Now.Panelists:Dázon Dixon Diallo, MPH: Founder and President of SisterLove, the first women-centered HIV and sexual and reproductive health organization in the SoutheastAimee Registe, Esq.: Policy and Advocacy Program Manager at SisterLoveAndrea Swartzendruber, PhD, MPH: Associate Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia and Co-Founder of CPC MapDanielle Lambert, PhD, MPH: Assistant Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia and Co-Founder of CPC MapMaleeha Aziz: Community Organizer at Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund and Abortion Storyteller with We TestifyResources:How to Show Up For Abortion Access by Alison TurkosSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, music by Lily Sloane.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guests:Anise Simon, Maleeha Aziz, and Nick, We Testify storytellersRev. Dr. Serene Jones, president, Union Theological SeminaryRafa Kidvai, director, Repro Legal Defense FundRabbi Salem Pearce, executive director, Carolina Jews for Justice; counselor, Faith AloudLauren Morrissey, co-executive director and co-founder, Student Coalition for Reproductive Justice; administrative associate, Catholics for ChoiceRev. Aaron Payson, minister, Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester; former board member, Religious Coalition for Reproductive ChoiceKristin Hady, clinic escort; community engagement coordinator, Abortion Access FrontSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Photos courtesy We Testify. Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guests:Hillary Schneller, senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive RightsDr. DeShawn Taylor, founder and owner of Desert Star Family PlanningAnd: Kelsey Ryland, Elizabeth Nash, Amber Gavin, Jessy Rosales, Kimberly McGuire, Jeryl Hayes, Josie Pinto, Julie Jenkins, Amy Hagstrom Miller, Jacqueline Ayers, Kathaleen Pittman, Tammi Kromenaker, Karli Vanzile, Erin Grant, Amanda Hambrick AshcraftResources:Abortion Care Network: Communities Need ClinicsSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Josie Pinto, executive director of Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire.Listener-submitted audio from Alexx Noumena of Tampa Bay Abortion Fund, Angela Vega, and Asha Dahya.Read about Black women-led Hoochies of Houston and their experience with Women's March organizers on Twitter.Support the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Elizabeth Nash, principal policy associate for state issues, Guttmacher InstituteResources:If Roe v. Wade Falls: Travel Distances for People Seeking Abortion26 States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion Without Roe: Here’s Which Ones and WhySupreme Court oral arguments livestreamSupreme Court Cases: Abortion and ContraceptionSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Resources:I Need an Aneedabortion.orgAid AccessPlan CIf/When/How Repro Legal HelplineMiscarriage + Abortion HotlineDigital Defense Fund guides for online safety and privacyNational Abortion Federation hotline (abortion referrals and financial assistance)Texas Abortion Funds:Buckle Bunnies FundLilith FundTEA FundFrontera FundFund Texas ChoiceJane's Due ProcessClinic Access Support NetworkWest FundThe Afiya CenterThe Bridge CollectiveWhole Woman's Health Alliance Stigma Relief FundMore funds:Indigenous Women Rising (open to all indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada)Mariposa Fund (helps undocumented people seeking abortions)Brigid Alliance (helps people travel for later abortion care)Support independent abortion providers:Keep Our Clinics50% of proceeds from ACCESS merch sales this week go to Texas abortion funds. You can also donate to support the show.Have a question or an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane.Find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe and share the show!

Guests:Sam Romero, We Testify storytellerAndrea Swartzendruber, PhD, MPH, associate professor at the University of Georgia College of Public Health and co-creator of the CPC MapAmy Hagstrom Miller, president and CEO of Whole Woman’s Health and Whole Woman’s Health AllianceMarc Hearron, senior counsel at the Center for Reproductive RightsSupport the show! Buy merch or donate.Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Guest: Julia Kaye, staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom ProjectSupport the show! Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Support the show! Guests:Elizabeth Nash, principal policy associate for state issues, Guttmacher InstituteKamyon Conner, executive director, TEA FundVirginia State Senator Jennifer McClellanMore resources:Guttmacher state policy midyear trends reportTxPEP research brief on SB8Logo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photo by Robin Marty.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Support the show! Guests:Abby Johnson (no, not that one)Yamani Hernandez, executive director of the National Network of Abortion FundsKelsey Ryland, co-director of the All* Above All abortion coverage campaignLogo by Kate Ryan, theme music by Lily Sloane. Photos courtesy All* Above All.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!

Support the show! New Handbook for a Post-Roe AmericaWest Alabama Women’s CenterYellowhammer FundLogo by Kate Ryan, music by Lily Sloane.Have an abortion story you want to share? Contact accesspodcast(at)protonmail(dot)com.You can also find us on Twitter and Instagram, and don't forget to subscribe!